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Digging for Fire at Penny Lane Records in Upland

A bin of vintage 45 vinyl with a Gene Pitney single in front at Penny Lane Records in Upland, California (Photo: Liz Ohanesian)
45s at Penny Lane in Upland (Pic: Liz O.)

I’m sitting on the floor of Penny Lane Records digging through bins of 45s while eavesdropping on the other shoppers. It’s busy at around noon on a Saturday and the names dropped are varied. Clairo. Phoebe Bridgers. Crystal Castles.  “Have you heard Slowdive?” one person asks. “They’re shoe— there’s a name for it.” A mom, who is probably right around my own age, is hyping up Korn and System of a Down to a disinterested kid. Trust me, this is not a conversation you would have overheard anywhere in 1999. I’m trying not to laugh. Need to concentrate on the old soul records in front of me. Ooh, Ann Peebles!

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